Smiths Falls Weather in May
Smiths Falls in May
The short of it: Smiths Falls in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 14 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 80 mm · daylight 14 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Smiths Falls an average May high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 80 mm of rain. Highs rise 8° against April, to near 18°; nights run about 7°. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 49 min in mid-May, 83 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Smiths Falls runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Perth, 18 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Smiths Falls, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PerthOntario | 18 km W | 18° | 6° | 81 mm |
| Carleton PlaceOntario | 27 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 76 mm |
| AlmonteOntario | 39 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| Mississippi MillsOntario | 39 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 72 mm |
| StittsvilleOntario | 39 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 82 mm |
| BrockvilleOntario | 44 km SE | 18° | 7° | 81 mm |
| BridlewoodOntario | 44 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 83 mm |
| Glen CairnOntario | 45 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 83 mm |